BEd FRENCH CANDIDATE PRESENTATIONS – APRIL 26 & 28

Public presentations will be held next week for a twenty-two month term position in our BEd (français langue seconde) program. Each presentation will be held in Memorial Hall 417 and will be followed by a Meet and Greet in the Education Student Lounge (MH 306). Everyone is welcome to attend. We would also like to extend a specific invitation to French speaking people. The presentation will be in French, and we would appreciate your input. Please see the following schedule to save the dates!

26-Apr-2016 – Sylvain Gagné (Presentation at 1:00pm, Meet & Greet at 1:30pm)

28-Apr-2016 – Mary MacPhee (Presentation at 9:00am, Meet & Greet at 9:30am)

28-Apr-2016 – Rachelle Arsenault (Presentation at 1:00pm, Meet & Greet at 1:30pm)

Addressing Long-term Strategies and Trade-offs in Digital Humanities with Prospect: public talk with Dr. Michael Newton
Tue, Apr 26, 2016 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Atlantic Veterinary College - AVC 286A N
free

The evolving practices and technologies of Digital Humanities bring a plethora of challenges to would-be participants. In this talk, Dr. Michael Newton will discuss some of the experiences of the UNC Digital Innovation Lab around Digital Humanities projects and how they have informed the design decisions behind the data visualization collaboratory Prospect. It will also feature a demonstration of some of the key features and functionalities of Prospect that support the needs of Digital Humanities projects, and an outline of how to create a data set with it.

Dr. Michael Newton has been the lead software developer in the Digital Innovation Lab at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, since late 2013. He has a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego, which he earned while working at a popular computer game company. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in Celtic Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and has published extensively in that field. In 2007, he was awarded a Digital Humanities Initiative grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (US) to create a digital collaboratory for Celtic Studies. He is currently working on several projects at UNC, most notably the data visualization collaboratory Prospect. 

Dr. Newton is the author of Seanchaidh na Coille / The Memory-Keeper of the Forest, published by Cape Breton University Press, which has been shortlisted for the Atlantic Book Award for Scholarly Writing.
Pauline MacPherson
Email: 
pmacpherson@upei.ca
Phone: 
(902) 566-0343

For Friday, April 22 only - the office will be closed for the morning as previously stated as well, will now close at 1:30 for the day.
Please contact Wendy at whenderson@upei.ca or 902-566-0558.

There will be a complete water shutdown (hot and cold) at Dalton Hall on April 20, 2016, between 8:30 am and 12 pm so that repairs to a leaking tap can be completed. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact Carolyn Garro with Facilities Management at 902-566-0586.   

The Student Union invites the Campus Community to the Student Union Year End Reception & Welcoming of the Incoming Executive to be held on Thursday April 28, from 3:00pm - 4:00pm in the WA Murphy Student Centre Credit Union Day Lounge. Please RSVP by Monday April 25, 2016 atadmin@upeisu.ca or 566-0530.

Spin & Strength - Tracey Gairns-Brioux
Tuesdays - 6:30 am - 7:15 am, April 26 - May 31
A high intensity interval training spin class mixed with strength training. The cycling will focus on specific work efforts alternated with recovery periods.

Cycle and Core - Bernadette Currie
Tuesdays - 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, May17 - June 21

This 60 minute class combines a cardio cycling workout and strength training for your core. It’s about 40 minutes of cycling followed by 20 minutes of core exercise that target the abs.

Spin - Tracey Gairns-Brioux
Thursdays 6:30 am - 7:15 am, April 21 - May 26

What better way to build strength than to climb? Get ready to ride steadily and consistently with heavy resistance. Strength rides increase muscular and cardiovascular strength enabling you to be a powerful climber. The class will also challenge your aerobic capacity through interval sprints and maximum speed. 

PiYo - Bernadette Currie
Thursdays - 12:05 pm - 12:50 pm, May 19 - June 26

PIYO is a unique blend of strength training and core conditioning – a perfect combination of Pilates and Yoga set to vibrant music. It is all about energy, power and rhythm. If there is one class that can change your body – THIS IS IT!

For each six-week program: Members $51 + hst; non-members $60 + hst per program. Registration for Specialty Fitness Classes is required. Please register at Panther Central, UPEI Sports Centre (902-566-0368). Payment required to secure spot.

Join us at Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall for our Impressions Catering Open House, doors open at 1:00pm on April 21st, there will be samples, door prizes, catertrax online ordering system demo, meet & greet the catering team. Please RSVP Marc at marc.doiron@compass-canada.com.

Graduates: All graduates are required to rent and wear a gown and hood to their Convocation ceremony on May 7, 2016. Graduating students will need to order their gown and hood online on the Gaspard website, www.buildagrad.ca/upei by Monday, April 25, 2016. Students must order by this date to guarantee that a gown and hood will be available for them on Convocation Day.

The cost to rent convocation regalia is $25.00 + taxes (or $30 onsite). Prepaid regalia can be picked up on Friday, May 6 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and on Saturday, May 7 starting at 8:00 am at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, room 114 upon presentation of a UPEI ID and the Gaspard online confirmation form. Regalia must be returned an hour and a half following each ceremony.

Faculty: Faculty who are planning to attend Convocation may order their academic regalia also through Gaspard at www.buildagrad.ca/upeifaculty

For more information on Convocation 2016, visit the UPEI Convocation webpage.  Questions about Convocation tickets and gown/hood rental should be directed to Eileen Kinch at kinch@upei.ca

UPEI is proud to host the first-ever UPEI Entrepreneurship Bootcamp on May 2, 3, and 4, 2016.

Designed for UPEI students and alumni, the Bootcamp will provide participants with three days of presentations, competitions, and site visits. Participants will talk with leading Island entrepreneurs, hear their stories, learn from their advice, access their business ideas, and profit from their feedback. 

Open to UPEI students and alumni from all academic disciplines. 2016 graduating students will have priority. They can reserve their place by texting 902-394-2536 with their email address and BOOTCAMP in the subject line. There is no cost to attend but space is limited.

For more information, contact Allison Ramsay at (902) 394-2536.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016   10:a.m.-12:00 pm
AVC Room 287N

This session is required for those who attended the Basic Biosafety course in 2013 or earlier. It is not a substitute for Basic Biosafety. Topics to be covered include a review of basic biosafety principles, a practical approach to spill cleanup, and an update on what’s new at UPEI in the field of biosafety.

To attend the Biosafety Refresher course, you must pre-register by contacting Angela Deighan, Research Services and Graduate Studies, before May 6, 2016 by email (adeighan@upei.ca) or by phone (902-628-4308). Please include your name, department, email address and phone number in your email or voice message. 

There will be a UPEI basic biosafety training session:

Tuesday, May 10, 2016    9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
AVC Room 287N

Topics to be covered include basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the University of Prince Edward Island, as well as biosecurity training. This session is open to graduate students.

Please note: those who have not attended a training session since 2013 are currently due for the Biosafety Refresher Course.

To attend the Basic Biosafety course, you must pre-register by contacting Angela Deighan, Research Services and Graduate Studies, before May 6, 2016 by email (adeighan@upei.ca) or by phone (902-628-4308). Please include your name, department, email address and phone number in your email or voice message. If you are a graduate student, please indicate this and include your supervisor’s name.

If you have any questions about this training session, please contact Angela.

There will be a UPEI Biosafety Training Session for Summer Students on:

Wednesday, May 4, 2016  10: a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
AVC Room 287N

 This session is aimed at students working in and around containment labs for the summer.  (It does not qualify as required biosafety training for AVC graduate students.)

Topics to be covered include biosafety and biosecurity principles and what is required to  work in biohazard containment labs.

To attend, you must pre-register by contacting Angela Deighan, Research Services and Graduate Studies, before April 29, 2016 by email at adeighan@upei.ca or by phone: 902-628-4308.  Provide your name, email address, ID number, Department, and the name of your supervisor for the summer.

The Student Union invites the campus community to the Student Union Year End Reception & Welcoming of the Incoming Executive to be held on Thursday April 28, from 3:00pm - 4:00pm in the WA Murphy Student Centre Credit Union Day Lounge. Please RSVP by Monday April 25, 2016 atadmin@upeisu.ca or 566-0530

SCENT, the FDO, and the UPEIFA are pleased to host Dr. Len Findlay from the University of Saskatchewan on Wednesday, April 27, at UPEI, as the culmination of SCENT and the FDO’s semester-long focus on academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum. Dr. Findlay will give a public lecture entitled “Pedagogical Authority of Consumer Sovereignty? Academic Freedom and the Academic Mission” at 11:00am in MCDH 243. Free, everyone welcome. 

The morning talk will be followed by a more intensive afternoon workshop, from 1:00-3:00, in MCDH 329. Dr. Findlay will lead participants through a discussion of many issues surrounding academic freedom, pedagogy, and curriculum, organized around three broad themes: 1) content; 2) delivery, and 3) ethics (see http://projects.upei.ca/scent/speaker-dr-len-findlay/ for more information on some of what these themes entail). 

Please preregister for lunch (provided, at 12:30) and the workshop by the end of the day, Wednesday, April 20, so we can order enough food for participants: contact Gerald at fdo@upei.ca. 

Finally, don’t forget to check out the blog at projects.upei.ca/scent, where many of the issues about this theme have been explored throughout the semester. There’s an ‘open blog’ post for observations and comments about the blog, the articles, and the issues raised there too. 

For more information, contact Ann Braithwaite, Chair of SCENT, abraithwaite@upei.ca or Gerald Wandio, Faculty Development Office, fdo@upei.ca

Christian Agatemor, PhD student will present a seminar on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 12:30 pm entitled "Capstone Course Presentation”.  The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, Room 212.

All are Welcome!

Central Printing will be closed for the morning only on Thur. April 21 & Fri. April 22. The office will re-open at 1:00 pm both days. Please contact Wendy at whenderson@upei.ca or call 902-566-0558.